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Violent crime drops in Minnesota

Violent crime dropped in Minnesota last year, as part of a 1.9% national decrease, according to statistics released by the FBI this week.

The FBI reports 109 murders in the state in 2008, a six percent decrease from the previous year.

The federal agency also ranks the number of murders per capita, which many experts say provides a more accurate comparison of crime rates. About 2.1 of 100,000 Minnesotans were murdered last year. In comparison, Wisconsin's per capita rate was 2.6, or 146 total murders.

Minnesota also experienced declines in several other types of violent crime.